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This article is sponsored in part by Olympus Has Fallen, in theaters March 22nd.

Any action hero can take out a room full of bad guys with a machine gun, but it takes a serious badass to do it with their bare hands. And from Bruce Lee to Jason Statham, the action-movie landscape is forever changed with every new inventively-choreographed fight scene, brutal combination or fresh mixture of fighting styles from one of these singular heroes.

Gerard Butler has played a fair share of his own over the course of his career, and does so again in the upcoming Olympus Has Fallen as Mike Banning. A former member of the Presidential guard, Banning ends up becoming the Commander-in-Chief’s only hope for rescue when a group of terrorists take control of the White House.

With Olympus Has Fallen hitting theaters March 22nd, it got us thinking about some of our favorite kick-ass action heroes and the various techniques they used to dominate the competition. And while it’d be impossible to hit all your favorites (sorry Gymkata fans), we’re highlighting 10 of the most epic fighting styles used in milestone action movies.